The UsenetRocket Acceptable Use Policy outlines acceptable usage of
your UsenetRocket account, describes what we consider to be abuse of
our services, and details the procedures we follow in investigating
reports of abuse.
Although we wish to extend every possible consideration to our
customers, UsenetRocket will immediately and decisively with instances
of clear abuse of our service, to include suspension of posting or
account termination.
By signing up and/or using your UsenetRocket account, you agree to
abide by this policy and to keep updated on changes, since this policy
may change at any time. This Acceptable Use Policy should be considered
as part of the Terms of Service for your UsenetRocket account.
UsenetRocket wishes to offer a flexible service that will meet the
needs of our customers. We do not wish to regulate or censor our
customers in any way. We do feel an obligation, however, to encourage
appropriate use of our service and proper use of the newsgroups, to the
mutual benefit of everyone that uses them.
Reasonable Use Policy
UsenetRocket would like for all of its customers to have reasonable use
of its service. To that end, UsenetRocket may curtail unreasonable
usage of Unlimited accounts in order to ensure the best possible
service for all customers. UsenetRocket's Unlimited account does not
constitute a dedicated connection. If a customer appears to be unable
to maintain a reasonable use of the service, UsenetRocket may cancel,
suspend, or decline to renew service for that customer without notice.
It is within UsenetRocket's sole discretion to determine what comprises
unreasonable use.
ACCEPTABLE USE OF ACCOUNT
All Personal accounts may be used for the subscribers personal use
only. These accounts should be used by the owner of the account only,
and there should only be one concurrent login session (up to eight
connections from the same IP address) at any time. You may NOT use a
personal account to feed a news server or news caching server. Any such
use will be grounds for immediate account termination. Failure to
comply with this regulation is in direct conflict with the Terms &
Conditions which every customer should have read and agreed to.
The following uses are prohibited:
* Sharing a login between people
* Simultaneous logins from multiple IP addresses
* Connecting from a proxy of any kind
* Using DNEWS, NetCache, or any other multi-access caching system
* Excessive download volume
NET ETIQUETTE AND ABUSE
Each newsgroup can be considered as a separate "community", where those
who regularly use the newsgroup have standards for what is appropriate
and what is not. These standards can vary from one group to the next.
Many groups have written charters and FAQs that reflect a consensus of
those who regularly use the newsgroup. You should always read posts in
a newsgroup to learn what is considered appropriate before posting to
that newsgroup.
The Internet is a global computer network which is comprised of people
from diverse backgrounds. At UsenetRocket we would like every customer
to have the best Internet experience possible; however, we do not wish
it to be at other customers' expense. When communicating with people on
the Internet, it is best to keep in mind that there is another person
on the other end of the computer that you are communicating with.
Please treat others with the same respect as you would like to be
treated.
Content
The content of USENET newsgroups is not regulated by UsenetRocket;
therefore, UsenetRocket is not liable for their contents. By its very
nature, Usenet groups may carry very offensive, harmful, inaccurate or
otherwise inappropriate material, or in some cases, postings that have
been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. We expect that you will use
caution and common sense and exercise proper judgment when using
Usenet. Please do not contact the administrators regarding inflamatory
posts, etc.
Copyrights
Almost every country has copyright laws.
UsenetRocket cannot and does not review the information flowing through
or stored on our system. When you become a UsenetRocket customer, you
are agreeing not to transfer or store copyrighted works on our system
without the permission of the copyright holder. UsenetRocket does not
condone nor support people posting copyrighted or illegal content to
Usenet. If you discover an article that contains any copyrighted or
illegal content please email
Commercial Posts
Commercial posts are frowned upon in many
newsgroups. Most groups do not welcome contributions from a business or
commercial website. If you are attempting to sell goods or services,
please make sure you do so in the proper forums (*.forsale, business
groups, etc.).
Pyramid Schemes/Chain Letters
According to United States law, chain letters and
pyramid schemes are illegal. Almost all "make money fast", "get rich
quick", and "multilevel marketing" offers fall into this category. If
you are found to be posting these to the newsgroups, your account will
be terminated.
Posting Off-Topic
Please make sure your post is on-topic. Nearly every
newsgroup has a stated topic or acceptable range of topics for posting
or discussion. Posting something that does not belong in that
newsgroup, as indicated by its charter or FAQ is against general USENET
Etiquette. Posting off topic material in large volume or with apparent
malicious intent will lead to immediate account termination.
Binary Posts
Certain newsgroups are specifically designated as
allowing binary files to be posted, and some are designated for binary
posts only. It is well accepted all over Usenet that binary files will
be posted only in designated groups. Posting of binaries or text
articles inappropriately, regardless of whether explicitly stated in a
newsgroup charter or FAQ will bring your account under review for
possible termination.
Spam
Spam is the repeated posting of articles to
inappropriate newsgroups. UsenetRocket does not tolerate spam in any
form. UsenetRocket has a zero-tolerance spam policy. You agree to not
spam, and you agree to avoid heavy repetitive posting, as that may look
like spam. If you are determined to have spammed, you will be charged
$100 per message as a clean-up fee, plus any collections and/or
attorney's fees incurred in the collection of this fee. In addition,
your account will be canceled immediatly, and all reasonable efforts
will be made by UsenetRocket to prevent you from using our network
anytime thereafter.
Although there is no single, precise
definition of spam, and there are differing opinions on what
constitutes spam, we will consider the following when reviewing
complaints:
Repetitive Posting
Posting the same thing repeatedly in one
or more newsgroups will usually be considered spam, regardless of the
content.
Commercial Posts
Commercial posts are frowned upon in
nearly every newsgroup. Most groups do not welcome contributions from a
business or commercial website.
Promotional Posts
Promoting a business, a website, or an
organization will usually be considered as spam, in nearly every
newsgroup. This can even include inviting visitors to a 'personal',
'public service', or charitable website.
'For Sale' Groups
Most groups with 'forsale' in the group name are meant for
individuals to exchange information about items they are selling or
wish to purchase. Many of these groups are 'local' to a geographical
area. Most of these groups do not welcome posts from businesses or
about items for sale on an auction site, such as eBay. Be certain that
your posts to these groups will be welcomed by those who use these
newsgroups.
Crossposting
A few binary newsgroups, such as certain music groups,
encourage posting to more than one group at the same time, as long as
the content is appropriate to each newsgroup. The majority of binary
groups and almost all text groups, however, discourage any form of
crossposting. Please consider that a thread in a text group may begin
as appropriate to two newsgroups, but followups may soon become "off
topic" in one of the groups.
Trolling
Trolling is the practice of maliciously
trying to incite others that use a newsgroup, to deviate from the
stated topic of the group. In other words, trolling is an attempt to
anger others to the point of drawing them into an argument or an off
topic debate. UsenetRocket does not tolerate trolling and will
terminate service of those abusing the service in this manner.
Altered Headers
Falsifying header lines to obscure the
originating server, to attribute a post to someone else, to falsely
indicate moderator approval, or to make an original post look like a
followup are serious abuses of our service and will result in immediate
account termination.
Other Abuse Situations
The UsenetRocket abuse staff has a great
deal of experience with newsgroups, as individual users, ourselves.
That extensive experience will allow us to reach an equitable
determination in situations that do not fall into any of the explicit
categories detailed above.
Abuse Reports
Reports of abuse can be sent to
To properly address incidents of spam or other abuse through
UsenetRocket servers, we will need full article headers in order to
investigate reports of abuse originating on our servers.
When we receive a valid abuse report about a UsenetRocket customer, our
staff will take immediate action, as we feel necessary to ensure
posting of the abusive material will cease. This may include suspension
of posting on the account where the posts originated, pending
investigation of the report.
If it is clear to our staff that someone has
signed up for UsenetRocket service for the sole purpose of abusing our
service, the account will be terminated immediately without notice or
refund.
Other complaints will be reviewed by our abuse
staff. Each member of our abuse staff will consider the circumstances
of the posting, the newsgroup to which it was posted, and the number of
complaints received about the posting. In certain cases, we may
consider whether there was a malicious intent apparent in the abusive
posting. In addition to other factors, our staff will evaluate whether
the subject posting is consistent with the kind of service we have
chosen to offer to consumers. Our abuse staff almost always operates on
a consensus basis.
Acceptable Use Policy
